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Galya Diment <galya@u.washington.edu>
Perfect timing: I received today "FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES"
brochure (PO Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053) which features an ad for
a new film on Nabokov:
"Relatives, friends, and professional associates examine the life and
works of the Russian-born novelist and critic. Nabokov, who began his
literary career as a poet, is perhaps best known for his controversial
novel, LOLITA, and an irreverent critical work on Nikolai Gogol. Writing
extensively in both Russian and English, his intricate, stylish literary
effects and unorthodox structure are apparent in works including PALE FIRE
and THE GIFT. Excerpts from these and other novels reinforce the core
thesis of his entire body of fiction: the problem of art itself, presented
in various figurative disguises. A BBC Production. (50 minutes, color)
Purchase: $149; Rental: $75"
If you are interested, you can call them toll-free 800-257-5129.
The number of the item is: BMH7771.
As to a personal tribute, I will be forever grateful to Nabokov
for two works in particular: INVITATION and, goes without saying, PNIN.
(I am also still thinking about how to describe best the
difference between Gogol in Russian and in translation. One of these days,
I will come up with something worth posting, I hope!)
Galya Diment
Perfect timing: I received today "FILMS FOR THE HUMANITIES AND SCIENCES"
brochure (PO Box 2053, Princeton, NJ 08543-2053) which features an ad for
a new film on Nabokov:
"Relatives, friends, and professional associates examine the life and
works of the Russian-born novelist and critic. Nabokov, who began his
literary career as a poet, is perhaps best known for his controversial
novel, LOLITA, and an irreverent critical work on Nikolai Gogol. Writing
extensively in both Russian and English, his intricate, stylish literary
effects and unorthodox structure are apparent in works including PALE FIRE
and THE GIFT. Excerpts from these and other novels reinforce the core
thesis of his entire body of fiction: the problem of art itself, presented
in various figurative disguises. A BBC Production. (50 minutes, color)
Purchase: $149; Rental: $75"
If you are interested, you can call them toll-free 800-257-5129.
The number of the item is: BMH7771.
As to a personal tribute, I will be forever grateful to Nabokov
for two works in particular: INVITATION and, goes without saying, PNIN.
(I am also still thinking about how to describe best the
difference between Gogol in Russian and in translation. One of these days,
I will come up with something worth posting, I hope!)
Galya Diment